I spent a  lovely Sunday afternoon partying with an all-female circle of friends including Colleen, Lydia, Melissa, Safira, Kristen, Sharri, Cathy, Leslie, Tinker and another Amber (I’m not counting myself twice, and yes, for that I thank my 2nd grade math teacher.)

We started off with brunch at a wonderful Mexican restaurant in Old Saybrook, CT. ( Read more... )

Victoria's Secret isn’t kidding when it asks, in its ads, "What is sexy?" The lingerie chain clearly doesn’t have a clue, but now that sales are dropping faster than the jeans on its models, it is at least open to learning how to reach beyond its traditional customer base of porn stars, Las Vegas showgirls and Pauly Shore.
The retailer was clearly ( Read more... )

LONDON - Prince Harry has been serving on the front line in Afghanistan with the British Army, where he is proving to be fantastically effective calling in air strikes on Taliban positions, the Ministry of Defense announced Thursday.

“Harry has been enormously popular among the troops with which he serves,” said General Richard James, head of army ( Read more... )

My stepson Patrick's mother just brought back a souvenier for Pat from her recent vacation in the Caribbean. It is a black plastic device for storing baseball caps, adorned with a skull, called a "hat rack."

My husband Jeff took one look at it and quipped, "Dude, you already have one of those. Its called 'your head.'"

WASHINGTON - When pundits one day contemplate the greatest gaffes made by the current candidates for U.S. President, perhaps the most glaring error will be the candidates’ insistence that ‘experience’ is important when in fact, voters could care less.

Primary voters nationwide have rejected candidates with genuinely impressive resumes in favor of ( Read more... )

This morning on my commuter bus, I overheard a young man named Kevin, ago 20 or so, trash talking his buddy Brad, who had the audacity to prefer spending Friday night with his wife and infant baby instead of hanging out with him in a bar. "Can you believe that," Kevin asked, "Its like he's in prison or something. And she's not even hot or friendly ( Read more... )

HOLLYWOOD - Once, Mariah Jason was a star so bright, even Albert Einstein looked dim by comparison.

But even today’s hottest stars may one day see their careers erupt like a volcano, then stagnate.  When that happens, all the extravagant perks of wealth - the gorgeous designer butt lift,  the obscure royal spouse, the fabulous goodie bags of ( Read more... )

This week, People magazine assured its place in American advertising history by publishing a ‘lickable’ full-page advertisement for Welch’s grape juice. The ad includes a picture of the juice bottle and a peel-off strip with text that states, "For a TASTY fact, remove & LICK."

The ad also contains a tiny-print warning that Muslims and AA members ( Read more... )

AUSTIN, TX - While many areas of the nation are suffering from slow, steady declines in home values, a small but fertile niche market is springing up - ‘green’ houses. And wherever a home stands in need of listing, Americans can rest assured that members of the National Association of Realtors, seeing ‘green’ too, will rush to hire agents on a ( Read more... )

NEW YORK - Rescue crews searched door-to-door for people trapped in flooded first floor apartments after a powerful Nor'easter crashed through the city on Tuesday. The dangerous conditions also included downed power poles, sleet, ice and an insane mob of dog lovers who were in town for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

No fatalities were ( Read more... )